How to run a process on an NT server from a client computer

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Re: How to run a process on an NT server from a client computer by $code or die (Deacon) on Sep 05, 2001 at 05:45 UTC
Hi there There is a recent discussion here and a follow-up here that discuss a few methods of doing this. I am afraid that idnopheq's method will only work if your exe exposes methods via COM. I hope this helps. It really depends on whether it's a maintenance task that you want to run at set intervals or if you want to execute the remote program on demand. Error: Keyboard not attached. Press F1 to continue.	[reply]
Re: How to run a process on an NT server from a client computer by idnopheq (Chaplain) on Sep 05, 2001 at 02:14 UTC
If you can provide more information, that would be most helpful. Yet ... Win32::OLE will do this, anticipating all the participating machines are Win32 and IIRC if excel is all ready running on the destination box. From perldoc: To create an object via DCOM on a remote server you can use an array reference in place of PROGID. The referenced array must contain the machine name and the program id or class id. For example: `my $obj = Win32::OLE->new('my.machine.com', 'Program.Id');` You can also use rcmd from the NT/2K Resource Kit. rcmd is a faux-telnet client-server bit. It is light-weight and highly insecure, but hey ... You could use VNC. You could write a client-server perl app. TIMTOWTDI. YMMV. HTH -- idnopheq Apply yourself to new problems without preparation, develop confidence in your ability to to meet situations as they arrise. ~ Shunryu Suzuki	[reply]
Re: Re: How to run a process on an NT server from a client computer by Anonymous Monk on Sep 05, 2001 at 02:33 UTC
Let's see if I can clarify: I want to do something similar to the system() command. However, the external program I want to run is on a remote computer on my network. The program that I want to run can only be run on that remote computer (i.e. nodelocked program). From my computer, how can I execute a remote *.exe file?	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: How to run a process on an NT server from a client computer by John M. Dlugosz (Monsignor) on Sep 05, 2001 at 02:55 UTC
There are many programs out there for remote execution. You can use a unix-like rsh, or a COM-based thing, or a few others. Find one you like, and use that from Perl. There's one or two in the Resource Kit. I think it was on sysinternals.com where I saw one that didn't need software installed on the remote system first. You could even write your own in a few lines of Perl using a socket or named pipe interface.	[reply]
Re: How to run a process on an NT server from a client computer by OzzyOsbourne (Chaplain) on Sep 05, 2001 at 20:43 UTC
I don't know of any Perl solutions to get the process to run on the other box, but here are some Non-Perl solutions: The AT scheduler allows for the remote scheduling of commands, and it's built-in. Type AT from the command line for info. psexec.exe from www.sysinternals.com. It's freeware, and I use it without issue. if you have a majillion dollars, SMS works -OzzyOsbourne	[reply]
Re: How to run a process on an NT server from a client computer by RayRay459 (Pilgrim) on Sep 05, 2001 at 20:47 UTC
Anon Monk, I asked for help on this very same topic. I was told that there is not really a perlish was to do this, but there are other things out there to help you do what you want. RSH (Remote Shell Daemon) which opens up a command box on the remote machine. SSH and WMI. While where i work, we have RSH, the powers that be want to get me to not use that to execute programs remotely. RCMD seems like too big of a security risk. We don't have SSH yet or WMI..but may be in the future. If you do find a perlish way to do this, please let me know. i would greatly appreciate it. good luck. Ray	[reply]